The Bee’s Knees (2024)

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Okay, so this one is going to be part etymology and part entomology.

Firstly, saying something or someone is “the bee’s knees” is saying that thing is excellent, top notch, really cool, and so on.

The history of the expression is, like most idioms in the English language, confusing, uncertain, and utter nonsense. But let’s get one pressing…

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